Highlights: Mark Czeisler threw two touchdown passes to Matt Dazies as Dover-Sherborn fell to visiting non-league foe Nauset, 48-15, on Sept. 7. Czeisler connected on passes of 21 and 17 yards to Dazies, while Chris Miner kicked a 34-yard field goal for the Raiders.

On Sept. 15, Mark Czeisler threw two touchdown passes as Dover-Sherborn lost at non-league foe Northeast Metro 24-14. After trailing 8-0, Czeisler connected on scoring strikes of 41 yards to Aaron Perry and 35 yards to Steve Alessandro, giving the Raiders a 14-8 lead midway through the second quarter. Alessandro played well on offense and defense.

Senior running back Max Athy ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries as Holliston romped past host Dover-Sherborn, 40-0, in the Tri-Valley League opener for both teams on Sept. 21.

On Sept. 28, D-S lost to Bellingham, 34-0. On Oct. 5, D-S lost to Hopkinton, 37-18. Junior quarterback Rogers Boylan threw three touchdowns, with two of them going to senior Steve Alessandro and the other going to senior Keaton Stoner for the Raiders. On Oct. 12, Medway defeated D-S, 34-14.

Senior wide receiver Steve Alessandro caught a touchdown and returned a kick 85 yards for a score, but Dover-Sherborn dropped a Tri-Valley League tilt to Norton, 36-23, on Oct. 27.

With the Raiders (0-8) down 7-0, Alessandro got his team on the board in the second quarter by catching a 3-yard pass from quarterback Rogers Boylan. Chris Miner’s kick tied things up at seven and the game was knotted at seven at halftime.

D-S had two turnovers in the third quarter that led to two touchdowns for the Lancers, which ended up being a key part of the final score. In the fourth, Alessandro had his aforementioned kick return before Boylan hooked up with Keaton Stoner for a late 4-yard touchdown. The Raiders converted two-point conversions following each of their fourth- quarter scores.

Highlights: Senior captain midfielder Perry Fitz scored two goals and senior captain defender Steven Aston had a goal and an assist as Dover-Sherborn opened by defeating visiting Westwood, 5-2, on Sept. 4. On Sept. 6, Dover-Sherborn’s Jackson Szuch scored the game-winner off an assist from Nanu Gelaf-Romer as the host Raiders (beat Tri-Valley League foe Hopkinton, 2-1. (0-2). Gelaf-Romer had the other goal for D-S. In the Raiders’ 2-0 win over Norton on Sept. 11, Sean Forward scored both goals. Peter Burton and Johnny Coutts played well, as did defenders Perry Fitz and Clarke Murphy.

In the Raiders’ 3-0 win over Medfield on Sept. 13, senior captain Perry Fitz scored the first goal, assisted by senior captain Steven Aston to start the team off. Aston scored on a penalty, and senior captain Walker Littlehale, with an assist by junior Peter Burton, scored the game’s final goal.

On Sept. 18, Bellingham’s defense kept D-S off the scoreboard for nearly 40 minutes before Walker Littlehale’s go-ahead goal and an assist from Mother Nature conspired to keep Bellingham out of the win column in a 4-0 Dover-Sherborn triumph. Along with their 1-0 lead, the Raiders gained the advantage of the wind, which was at their back for the entire second half. Resembling the quick-strike team that has been atop the standings the past few years, the Raiders put home three second-half goals as Johnny Coutts, Max Cottrell and Sam Ford each scored.

On Sept. 21, Medway handed D-S its first loss of the season, 3-0. On Sept. 25, the Raiders bounced back with a 1-0 win over Ashland. Senior midfielder Jackson Szuch notched the game’s lone goal in the 33rd minute. Senior striker Sean Ford assisted on the goal, and Geoff Eckles led a standout midfield unit for the Raiders.

Against Holliston on Sept. 28, the Panthers scored the game-winner with 10 minutes left in the first half and held on for the 1-0 win over the Raiders.

On Oct. 2, D-S got back on the winning side of things with a 5-0 victory over Millis. Senior captain Walker Littlehale scored two goals, including the game-winner five minutes into the game. Sean Forward, Peter Burton and Max Cottrell added the other Raider goals. Junior Max Dunn made three saves for the shutout. Against Westwood on Oct. 4, Steven Aston and Walker Littlehale scored goals in the 69th and 73rd minutes to lift Dover-Sherborn (to a 2-1 win. With D-S trailing 1-0, Aston converted a pass from Peter Burton to tie the game with 11 minutes left. Junior Max Dunn made nine saves to preserve the win for D-S.

Page 3 of 8 - On Oct. 9, D-S and Hopkinton played to a 0-0 tie. On Oct. 15, D-S qualified for the postseason with a 1-0 win over Medfield. Senior captain Sean Forward scored the game-winning goal with 8:53 left in the match and keeper Max Dunn made nine shutouts for his seventh shutout of the season .Jake Frankenfield assisted on the goal for D-S. In the Raiders’ 6-0 win over Bellingham on Oct. 17, freshman Will Herman tallied one goal and two assists. Senior Perry Fitz and junior Sam Gabranski scored a goal each for the Raiders. On Oct. 19, Medway posted a 1-0 win over the Raiders, completing a season sweep.

On Oct. 23, D-S blanked Ashland, 2-0. Senior captain Sean Forward scored the eventual game-winner 1:12 into the game. Will Herman added the other Raider goal while Max Dunn made four saves for D-S. On Oct. 27, Holliston shut out D-S, 2-0. Keeper Mx Dunn made eight saves for D-S.

Highlights: Freshman striker Caitlin Balmer broke a 2-2 tie with a second-half goal off an assist from midfielder Sarah Tanner, as visiting Dover-Sherborn edged Tri-Valley League opponent Westwood on Sept. 4. Balmer also added an assist on sophomore striker Izzy Parizeau’s goal. Sophomore midfielder Abby Bridge also tallied for the Raiders, and senior keeper Julia Perlmutter made 13 saves in the win. In the Raiders’ 2-1 win over Hopkinton, Victoria Ortega and Izzy Parizeau each notched first-half goals to lead Dover-Sherborn. On Sept. 11, D-S rolled past Norton, 5-1.

On Sept. 14, D-S fell to Medfield, 1-0. Jackie Goudreault played well defensively for D-S. On Sept. 18, D-S beat Bellingham, 3-0. Senior captain Julia Perlmutter made 13 saves, while senior captain Victoria Ortega scored the game winner for the Raiders. Taylour Coutts and Alex White chipped in with a goal apiece. Freshman Caitlin Balmer had an assist for D-S.

On Sept. 20, D-S and Medway played to a 1-1 tie. Freshman Caitlin Balmer scored to put D-S up 1-0 with 25 minutes left in the game, but Medway tied it up with 10 minutes left.

In the Raiders’ 2-0 win over Ashland on Sept. 25, Jackie Goudreault and Taylor Coutts scored a goal each, both assisted by Victoria Ortega. Senior keeper Julia Perlmutter made four saves for the shutout for D-S.

Page 4 of 8 - On Sept. 27, D-S lost to Holliston, 2-0. Goalie Julia Perlmutter made six saves.

On Oct. 2, D-S and Millis played to a 0-0 tie. The Raiders outshot the Mohawks, 25-10. In the Raiders’ 4-2 win over Westwood on Oct. 4, sophomore Jackie Goudreault scored two goals, including the game winner on a penalty kick. Goudreault put her team ahead for good in the 47th minute. Claire O’Callaghan and Izzy Parizeau added the other Raider goals. Senior captain Julia Perlmutter made five saves for D-S. D-S finished with a 26-5 shot advantage.

On Oct. 9, D-S beat Hopkinton, 3-1. Victoria Ortega scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 53rd minute. On Oct. 15, Medfield blanked the Raiders, 3-0. In the Raiders’ 2-0 win over Bellingham on Oct. 17, sophomore Abigail Bridge scored both goals. Alex White and Jackie Goudreault had assists while senior captain Julia Perlmutter recorded the shutout win in net for the Raiders. On Oct. 19, D-S and Medway played to a 0-0 tie.

On Oct. 23, D-S shut out Ashland, 3-0. Victoria Ortega, Abigail Bridge and Caitlin Balmer all scored for Dover-Sherborn. On Oct. 26, Taylor Coutts scored two goals for Dover-Sherborn in a 2-1 Tri-Valley League win over visiting Holliston. Caitlyn Baumer had an assist for the Raiders.

Dover-Sherborn has drawn the third seed in the MIAA EMass Division 2 South Sectionals. The Raiders have drawn a bye, and will play the winner of the preliminary-round game between #14 Medfield (8-6-4) and #19 East Bridgewater (7-7-2), which is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1, at 6:30 p.m. The game with D-S will be Saturday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. at Dover-Sherborn.

Highlights: Caroline Bono scored with 3:01 left in the first half as Dover-Sherborn edged non-league foe Framingham, 1-0, on Sept. 5. Defender Molly McGill also played well for the Raiders. Against Holliston on Sept. 7, D-S rolled, 4-0. The Raiders were led by sophomore midfielder Abby Gannon’s two goals. On Sept. 12, D-S beat Medway, 3-1. Abby Gannon had a goal and an assist. Kate Stangel and Molly Brach also scored, while Molly McGill had an assist for the Raiders. Sarah Waterhouse made four saves in net for D-S.

After defeating Bellingham on Sept. 14, D-S drew a 2-2 tie with Westwood on Sept. 19. Sophomores Amelia Fattore and Gena Burton tallied for Dover-Sherborn, but Westwood scored with 12 minutes remaining to earn the draw. Caroline Bono and Mallory Stewart had assists for the Raiders, who got nine saves from senior Sarah Waterhouse.

Page 5 of 8 - Against Hopkinton on Sept. 21, junior forward Mallory Stewart tallied a goal and assist for Dover-Sherborn in a 2-0 Tri-Valley League victory. Sophomore Kate Stangel scored the other goal and Sarah Waterhouse made eight saves for the Raiders.

In the Raiders’ 1-0 win over Ashland on Sept. 25, Kate Stangel potted the game-winning goal with 6:05 left in the first half to lift Dover-Sherborn. Katelyn Gallitano assisted on the winning goal, and goalie Sarah Waterhouse made two saves for the shutout. On Sept. 28, D-S blanked Medfield, 2-0. Kate Stengel and Abby Gannon both tallied; Abby Raftery and Molly McGill played well, as did goalie Sarah Waterhouse, who had three saves for the Raiders.

D-S began October with a scoreless tie against nonleague opponent Framingham. On Oct. 2, D-S maintained its unbeaten string with a 2-0 win over Holliston. Senior captain Molly Brach and sophomore Gina Burton scored for Dover-Sherborn. Sophomore Caroline Bono had two assists, and junior goalie Sarah Waterhouse made one save in the victory.

D-S stayed undefeated with a 2-0 win over Bellingham on Oct. 10. Junior Mallory Stewart scored twice for Dover-Sherborn. Senior Sarah Waterhouse recorded her seventh shutout of the season, while sophomore Caroline Bono tallied one assist for the Raiders. On Oct. 12, D-S edged Westwood, 4-3. On Oct. 15, D-S blanked King Philip, 2-0. Mallory Stewart and Caroline Bono each scored for Dover-Sherborn. Mollie Brach and Sophie Grossbaum had assists.

On Oct. 19, D-S blanked Ashland, 2-0. Kate Stangel scored both goals. Abby Gannon and Mallory Stewart both had assists for the Raiders. On Oct. 22, D-S and Needham played to a 1-1 tie.

Against Medfield on Oct. 24, sophomore Kaitlyn Gallitano scored off an assist from junior Mallory Stewart for Dover-Sherborn, as the Raiders answered back less than a minute after Medfield scored to earn a Tri-Valley League draw. Senior goalie Sarah Waterhouse made three saves for the Raiders.

Page 6 of 8 - Highlights: Trevor Chistolini finished fourth and Greg Litle finished fifth as Dover-Sherborn fell to Westwood in a Tri-Valley League meet, 25-30, at the 3.1-mile Westwood High course on Sept. 6. The D-S girls opened the season with an 18-37 victory over the Wolverines. Olivia Cannon, Julia Pearson and Michelle Allesandro swept the top three spots, while Fiona Gray took fifth and Shelby Phelan was seventh.

D-S fell to Medfield in a pair of very close races. For the boys, junior Trevor Christolini finished fourth overall in 15:03 in the Raiders’ 25-31 loss. Senior Ben Brea was fifth in 15:44 and junior Greg Litle sixth in 15:49. In the girls’ race, Julia Pearson finished third in 17:43 and Michelle Alessandro was fourth in 18:29 for Dover-Sherborn on its 2.6-mile course, but Medfield tipped the Raiders, 27-28.

On Sept. 24, D-S fell to Hopkinton, 23-33, in the boys race. Trevor Chistolini finished third in 17:00 for the Raiders, while Greg Litle crossed in fifth at 17:29. Hopkinton also bested D-S, 22-37, in the girls race. Michelle Alessandro was third for the Raiders in 19:22, while Olivia Cannon was fifth in 19:28.

The D-S boys team picked up its first win of the season on Sept. 27, when it defeated Bellingham, 19-40. Junior Trevor Chistolini ran 2.6 miles in 14:56 to help Dover-Sherborn. Senior Ben Brea (15:39) and junior Greg Litle (15:42) finished in second and third, respectively. The D-S girls swept the top five spots, led by Olivia Cannon and Julia Pearson.

On Oct. 3, D-S was edged by Norton, 25-30, in the boys race. Trevor Chistolini finished first overall with a time of 14:58 over 2.59 miles, while Greg Litle was next for D-S, placing fourth in 15:24. In the girls race, D-S swept the first six spots in a 15-49 win. Olivia Cannon, Michelle Alessandro, Julia Pearson, Shelby Phelan, Molly McCormick and Fiona Gray crossed the line for the Raiders.

On Oct. 10, the D-S boys downed Holliston, 16-43. Trevor Christolini raced the 2.6-mile course in a winning time of 14:39. Greg Litle (15:30) and Ben Brea (15:39) took second and third, respectively, for D-S. In the girls’ 18-41 win, Olivia Cannon was first overall in 17:09 and Julia Pearson was second in 17:16. Michelle Alessandro was third overall for the Raiders.

On Oct. 17, the D-S teams swept Medway. For the girls, Olivia Cannon set a new record over Dover-Sherborn High School’s 2.6-mile course with her time of 16:55. The old record was held by Lee Milne of the Raiders, with a time of 16:59 set in 2011. Julia Pearson and Michelle Alesandro were second and third respectively for D-S. in the boys race, junior Trevor Chistolini tied the course record with at time of 14:35 for Dover-Sherborn. Ben Brea finished third in 15:46 and Dilon Baroody took fourth in 15:54 for the Raiders.

D-S finished the regular season with a sweep over Ashland on Oct. 24. In the girls meet, won by D-S 15-50, Olivia Cannon set a record of 15:55 over Ashland's 2.6-mile course, while Michelle Alessandro finished second. In the boys meet, Trevor Chistolini finished first overall with a course-record time of 13:59 in the Raiders' 19-44 win. Ben Brea was third in 14:41 while Greg Litle was fourth in 14:42 for the Raiders.

Highlights: In the season opener on Sept. 5, D-S lost to Westwood and beat Ashland in a tri-match at the par-35 Norfolk Country Club, Dover-Sherborn’s Ryan Goodall and Sam Schroder each shot a 37. In a tri-match Sept. 6 at Sassamon Trace, match medalist Grant Newman shot a 2-under 30 to lead Dover-Sherborn to a sweep of visiting Hopkinton and Holliston. Sophie DiPetrillo carded a 33 for D-S. Against Medway and Millis in a tri-match on Sept. 12, Sophie Dipitrello was the match medalist after shooting a 38. Dimitri Marken and Sam Schroeder each shot a 39 for the Raiders.

Demitri Marken carded a 2-over par 34 at Sassamon Trace Golf Course in Natick as Dover-Sherborn edged visiting Medfield, 225-231, on Sept. 13. Sophie DiPetrillo shot a 37 for the Raiders. Against Bellingham on Sept. 18, Brian Zhou was the match medalist with a 1-under 35 and Connor Firth shot a 39 as Dover-Sherborn won, 232-244, at the Bungay Brook Golf Course.

Sophie DiPetrillo shot a 1-under 31 to help Dover-Sherborn to a Tri-Valley League over Norton, 221-267, at the Sassamon Trace Golf Course in Natick on Sept. 20. Cloe DiPetrillo, Sophie’s sister, and Sam Schroeder both shot 37s for the Raiders.

On Sept. 25, senior Demitri Marken shot a 42 to lead visiting Dover-Sherborn to a 269-311 win over Millis at par-36 Glen Ellen Country Club.

On Sept. 27, D-S lost to Medfield, 237-263. Sophie DiPetrillo and Brian Zhou both shot 42s for D-S.

On Oct. 1, D-S picked up a 234-268 win over Bellingham at Sassamon Trace. Sophomore Sophie DiPetrillo shot a 3-over 35 for Dover-Sherborn. On Oct. 2, D-S was edged by Norton, 262-257.

After a loss to Medway on Oct. 3, D-S bouced back with a 236-243 victory over Ashland on Oct. 4. Match medalist Sam Schroeder shot an even-par 35 to lead the Raiders. Doug Rossi carded a 37 and Sophie DiPetrillo was next at 38 for D-S.

Dover-Sherborn’s Sam Schroeder was the match medalist with an even-par 33 as the Raiders tipped host Holliston, 234-235, in Tri-Valley League action at the Pinecrest Golf Course on Oct. 9. Brian Zhou and Chloe DiPetrillo each had a 37 for D-S.

On Oct. 11, D-S lost to Westwood, 208-228. Doug Rossi and Brian Zhou each shot a 35 at the par-32 Sassamon Trace Golf Course.

Page 8 of 8 - D-S finished the regular season on Oct. 16 with a loss to Norton.

At the MIAA Division 3 Tournament at Glen Ellen Country Club on Monday, Oct. 22, Sophie DePetrillo shot an 81 to qualify as an individual for the Division 3 state finals, which will be held Monday, Nov. 5, at the Redtail Country Club in Ayer. As a team, D-S finished eighth out of 19 teams. Also taking part in the division tournament were Chloe DePetrillo (shot a 97), Ryan Zhou (88), Sam Schroeder (86), Doug Rossi (87) and Demetri Marken (89).

At the Tri-Valley League championships on Oct. 24 at the Glen Ellen Country Club in Millis, Dover-Sherborn finished third, behing Westwood and Medfield. Chloe DePretillo was the third overall golfer, carding a 76. Sophie DePretrillo finished with an 82.